Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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Forasmuch then as God gave them the like gift as he did unto us, who believed on the Lord Jesus Christ; what was I, that I could withstand God?
Acts
History / LukeBut sought to the LORD God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
2 Chronicles
HistoryFor I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave king Solomon.
2 Chronicles
History / EzraHis lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.
Matthew
GospelsAnd I will bring Israel again to his habitation, and he shall feed on Carmel and Bashan, and his soul shall be satisfied upon mount Ephraim and Gilead.
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsIf I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
Job
Wisdom / JobAnd Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you:
2 Samuel
HistoryAnd the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.
Revelation
ApocalypticAnd he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many.
Mark
GospelsAnd David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.
1 Chronicles
HistoryI rejoice at thy word, as one that findeth great spoil.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAll the souls that came with Jacob into Egypt, which came out of his loins, besides Jacob's sons' wives, all the souls were threescore and six;
Genesis
LawAnd the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesAnd the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was.
2 Samuel
History / Samuel, Gad, and NathanFor in that she hath poured this ointment on my body, she did it for my burial.
Matthew
GospelsBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
Joshua
HistoryHaran, and Canneh, and Eden, the merchants of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad, were thy merchants.
Ezekiel
Major ProphetsBehold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
Job
WisdomAnd Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;
Jeremiah
Major ProphetsAnd the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelThou therefore, and thy sons, and thy servants, shall till the land for him, and thou shalt bring in the fruits, that thy master's son may have food to eat: but Mephibosheth thy master's son shall eat bread alway at my table. Now Ziba had fifteen sons and twenty servants.
2 Samuel
HistoryFor except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time.